Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080245081 | Refrigerator and method to control the same - A refrigerator and a method to control the same are provided. The refrigerator includes a body having a supercooling compartment, a cooling unit to provide cool air to the supercooling compartment, an electromagnetic radiation sensor to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted when a food placed in the supercooling compartment begins to freeze, an energy supply to apply energy to the food placed in the supercooling compartment to prevent freezing of the food, and a controller to receive a detection signal from the electromagnetic radiation and then to activate the energy supply. Electromagnetic radiation emitted from each beverage in a supercooled state when the beverage begins to freeze is detected and energy is applied to the beverage according to the detection. | 10-09-2008 |
20080289371 | Water softener and washing machine having the same - A water softener which uses ion exchange resins to soften water and a washing machine having the same are disclosed. The water softener and the washing machine having the same include an ion exchange unit including ion exchange resins therein, the ion exchange unit including a first ion exchange unit and a second ion exchange unit which alternately perform softening of water and regeneration of the ion exchange resins. Since any one of the first ion exchange unit and the second ion exchange unit performs softening of water and the other one thereof performs regeneration of the ion exchange resins, it is possible to continuously supply soft water. | 11-27-2008 |
20100140621 | LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBER HAVING VARIABE TRANSMITTANCE, DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light blocking member having variable transmittance, a display panel including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. A light blocking member having a variable transmittance according to one exemplary embodiment includes a polymerizable compound, a binder, and a thermochromic material that exhibits a black color at a temperature below a threshold temperature and becomes transparent at a temperature above the threshold temperature. | 06-10-2010 |
20120273872 | Three Dimensional Semiconductor Memory Devices and Methods of Fabricating the Same - A three dimensional semiconductor memory device includes an electrode structure having a plurality of conductive electrode patterns and insulating patterns alternatingly stacked on a substrate. Opposite sidewalls of the electrode structure include respective grooves therein extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate. First and second active patterns protrude from the substrate and extend within the grooves in the opposite sidewalls of the electrode structure, respectively. Respective data storing layers extend in the grooves between the conductive electrode patterns of the electrode structure and sidewalls of the first and second active patterns adjacent thereto. Related fabrication methods are also discussed. | 11-01-2012 |
20120292535 | EXPOSURE SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION - Exposure systems include a beam generator, which is configured to irradiate source beams in a direction of an object to be exposed by the source beams, along with first and second beam shapers. The first beam shaper, which is disposed proximate the beam generator, has a first aperture therein positioned to pass through the source beams received from the beam generator. The second beam shaper is disposed proximate the first beam shaper. The second beam shaper includes a plate having a second aperture therein, which is positioned to receive the source beams that are passed through the first aperture of the first beam shaper. The second beam shaper further includes a first actuator and a first shift screen mechanically coupled to the first actuator. | 11-22-2012 |
20120322182 | LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBER HAVING VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE, DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light blocking member having variable transmittance, a display panel including the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. A light blocking member having a variable transmittance according to one exemplary embodiment includes a polymerizable compound, a binder, and a thermochromic material that exhibits a black color at a temperature below a threshold temperature and becomes transparent at a temperature above the threshold temperature. | 12-20-2012 |
20130224920 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a semiconductor device may include patterning a substrate to form trenches, forming a sacrificial layer to cover inner surfaces of the trenches, the sacrificial layer having a single-layered structure, forming sacrificial patterns by isotropically etching the sacrificial layer such that the sacrificial layer remains on bottom surfaces of the trenches, forming lightly doped regions in sidewalls of the trenches using the sacrificial patterns as an ion mask, removing the sacrificial patterns, and sequentially forming a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode layer in the trenches. | 08-29-2013 |
20140124881 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device may include lower wires, upper wires crossing the lower wires, select elements provided at intersections between the lower and upper wires, and memory elements provided between the select elements and the upper wires. Each of the memory elements may include a lower electrode having a top width greater than a bottom width, and a data storage layer including a plurality of magnetic layers stacked on a top surface of the lower electrode and having a rounded edge. | 05-08-2014 |
20140256112 | Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Fabricating the Same - Provided are semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same. The methods may include forming a molding layer on a semiconductor substrate. A storage electrode passing through the molding layer is formed. A part of the storage electrode is exposed by partially etching the molding layer. A sacrificial oxide layer is formed by oxidizing the exposed part of the storage electrode. The partially-etched molding layer and the sacrificial oxide layer are removed. A capacitor dielectric layer is formed on the substrate of which the molding layer and the sacrificial oxide layer are removed. A plate electrode is formed on the capacitor dielectric layers. | 09-11-2014 |